A junior researcher at CSNRM-Net passionate about forest conservation and ecosystem services, his research focuses on high-priority species and sustainable management strategies. He’s dedicated to enhancing his knowledge of sustainable forest resource management.
Prioria balsamifera (Vermoesen) Breteler, is an Endangered and high-priority plant species for conservation. This species is solicited as raw material in furniture, interior woodwork and in plywood industries. However, P. balsamifera is today submitted to high pressure due to it overexploitation. With the fact that habitat characterization or ecology is a crucial factor used to address sustainable management, the aim of this study is to improve ecology knowledge and making spatial modelling distribution of P. balsamifera in Doume Communal Forest (DCF) using forest inventory and remote sensing tools. Methodologically, data collection will be done in randomized plots of 100 m x 100 m, where for each P. balsamifera stem found, abundance, habitat type, diameter at 1.3 m above the soil and GPS coordinates points will be recorded. These data will be used to improve knowledge on P. balsamifera ecology, stem density, distribution of diameter class, basal area (m².ha-1) and finally also spatial modeling distribution using remote sensing tools and botanical inventory of P. balsamifera in DCF.